Chords of: Boat by: Ed Sheeran. (E, B, Abm7, Emaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Boat” by Ed Sheeran is in E Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 110 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Abm7, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab7 → B → Abm7 → A6 → Abm7 → F#m → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:52 | 29% |
| B | 0:44 | 24% |
| Abm7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| F#m | 0:12 | 7% |
| F# | 0:09 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Bbm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:04 | 2% |
Ab7 – F#m – B/F# – F# – B – A6 – Em – Abm7 – F#m – B/A – E – B/A – A6 – Abm7 – F#m – B – A6 – B – F# – B – E – B – F#6 – E – B – F# – E – B – F# – B – E – Abm7 – F#m – B – F#m – Abm – Bbm7 – E – B – F#m – Abm – Bb7 – E – Abm7 – F#m – B – Emaj7 – E6 – …
